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Elaeocyma
| Description | Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocyma, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Elaeocyma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Elaeocyma Dall, 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Conoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Conoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocyma |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Elaeocyma aeolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma amplinucis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma arenensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma attalia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma brasiliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma braunsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma empyrosia species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Elaeocyma melichroa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma moreirai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma plicata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Elaeocyma ricaudae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaeocyma splendidula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1918 | Elaeocyma Dall |
| 2002 | Elaeocyma Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Elaeocyma Bouchet et al. p. 289 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
